Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Today’s classic song of the day is “As” by Stevie Wonder, from his legendary Songs in the Key of Life album. Released as a single in October of 1977, “As” peaked at just #36 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts. A few weeks ago I posted Stevie’s “I Wish” as the classic song of the…
Today’s classic ’70s R&B song of the day is “Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely” by the Main Ingredient. Released in January of 1974, this smooth soul track peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart. “Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely” was written by Bobby Eli, John Freeman, and Vinnie Barrett.…
Today’s classic long-forgotten ’70s song of the day is “Last Song” by Edward Bear. Released at the very end of 1972, it rose to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, and #1 on both of Canada’s major charts (RPM Top Singles and RPM Adult Contemporary). The stronger performance north of the border is undoubtedly…
Today’s almost-forgotten classic 1970s song of the day is “Do You Wanna Make Love” by Peter McCann. This one was pretty big at the time; released in May of 1977, it rose all the way to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was ranked as the #17 single for the entire year. Not bad for a slightly cheesy soft…
Today’s long-forgotten classic song of the day is “How Do You Do” by Mouth and MacNeal. This precious little track was released in 1971 in Europe and a year later in the U.S., where it hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. It did even better elsewhere, hitting #1 in Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland. (It peaked one…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Silver Threads and Golden Needles” by the Springfields. Released in late summer of 1962, this harmony-laden track peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Springfields were a folk trio from the UK consisting of Tim Feild, Dion O’Brien, and Mary Catherine O’Brien. The O’Brien siblings changed their names to Tom Springfield…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Hello It’s Me” by Todd Rundgren. This precious piece of melodic power pop was released as a single in August of 1973 and it hit #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Todd’s only Top Ten hit. “Hello It’s Me” goes beyond typical power pop to include a bevy of extended chords,…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Sitting” by Cat Stevens. Released in September of 1972, the song went to #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Sitting” is a song about the inner struggles and existential questions that all of us ask at one time or another in our lives, but particularly as we’re approaching adulthood. The song’s Zen-like lyrics…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Anticipation” by Carly Simon. Released in November of 1971, it peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart early the next year. “Anticipation” is kind of a sideways, not very dreamy eyed love song. Ms. Simon supposedly wrote it while waiting for a very late Cat…